Real-world fuel economy

MINI Clubman MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 45.3 mpg from a MINI Clubman, about 82% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 80%, about typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

45.3mpg
Real-world average, all engines
82%
of the official combined figure
24–69
Range reported by owners (mpg)
806
Owner submissions
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MINI Clubman

2007–2014 · real average 47.4 mpg · owners report 28.0–69.0 mpg · 447 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
Cooper Automatic43.5–37.787%31.0–44.3
Cooper D65.7–72.4–55.080%–
Cooper D Automatic54.3–65.7–44.173%38.1–50.0
Cooper S47.9–37.378%28.0–45.0
Cooper S Automatic44.1–32.774%28.9–37.5
Cooper SD64.2–52.982%45.0–61.5
Cooper SD Automatic53.3–41.678%40.8–42.0
John Cooper Works42.2–36.987%30.8–42.9
John Cooper Works Automatic39.2––––
One51.4–44.186%35.0–51.0
One Automatic43.5–38.188%35.3–40.2
One D72.4–55.477%44.0–63.8

MINI Clubman

2015–2024 · real average 42.3 mpg · owners report 24.0–63.0 mpg · 220 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
Cooper48.742.2–47.141.192%*33.3–49.1
Cooper Automatic55.447.938.380%*32.0–43.5
Cooper D65.756.554.096%*–
Cooper D Automatic65.754.351.695%*45.7–62.4
Cooper S42.839.8–42.239.396%*31.4–44.0
Cooper S ALL440.9–32.579%30.0–33.5
Cooper S ALL4 Steptronic44.8–28.363%24.0–36.1
Cooper S Automatic–45.6–––
Cooper S Steptronic48.740.9–44.835.382%*30.0–43.0
Cooper SD ALL4 Steptronic58.9–42.272%40.1–45.0
Cooper SD Automatic62.8–47.075%34.9–55.9
Cooper Steptronic49.641.5–47.945.0101%*40.0–55.0
One48.7–55.443.536.384%*–
One Automatic55.4––––
One D74.3––––
One D Automatic68.9–72.458.9–––
One Steptronic49.6–68.941.5–––

MINI Clubman

2016–on · real average 43.2 mpg · owners report 26.0–62.0 mpg · 139 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
Cooper48.7–41.986%–
Cooper Automatic55.4–39.271%–
Cooper D65.7–53.782%–
Cooper D Automatic65.7–51.879%–
Cooper S42.8–37.688%–
Cooper S ALL440.9–32.078%–
Cooper S ALL4 Steptronic44.8––––
Cooper S Steptronic48.7–35.573%–
Cooper SD ALL4 Steptronic58.9––––
Cooper SD Automatic62.8–49.178%–
Cooper Steptronic49.6–45.391%–
John Cooper Works ALL438.2–35.092%–
John Cooper Works ALL4 Automatic41.5–30.373%–
One48.7–55.4––––
One Automatic55.4––––
One D74.3––––
One D Automatic68.9–72.4––––
One Steptronic49.6–68.9––––

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

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MINI Clubman fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a MINI Clubman?

Owners report an average of 45.3 mpg across all MINI Clubman engines with data, about 82% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the MINI Clubman real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John MINI Clubman Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the MINI Clubman figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

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Where the MINI Clubman figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the MINI Clubman figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-08) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

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